Archive for the ‘Online Marketing’ Category

Older Entries
Newer Entries

Google Advertising Fake Olympic Tickets & Drugs

10, Jan 2012

The BBC are reporting that the world’s favourite search engine has a lucrative sideline in selling knock-off Olympics tickets and mail order cannabis.

Google, Wikipedia and Facebook Considering Blackouts

9, Jan 2012

A number of internet giants aren’t happy with the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) proposed by the US Senate. And they’re planning a blackout in protest. The bill could give copyright holders a number of powers that they’ll be able to use without trial if a website is thought to be in breach of copyright [...]

That Photo’s Not Offensive, You’re Just Ugly – Facebook

6, Jan 2012

It turns out that the majority of users are misusing Facebook’s photograph reporting tool, and they’re flagging up pictures as being offensive for a rather different reason than Facebook intended – because they just don’t like the way they look.

Mobile App Downloads Pass the One Billion per Week Mark

4, Jan 2012

It looks like lots of people received a brand new smartphone or tablet computer for Christmas, because the last week of December 2011 saw over 1.2 billion mobile apps downloaded in just 7 days.

One Third of UK Divorces Due to Facebook

3, Jan 2012

If your new year’s resolution is to make sure you don’t start 2013 as a divorcee, then you might want to consider a quick cull of your Facebook friends list. And you might want to start by ditching any ex-partners…

Social Networking on the Rise in Russia

21, Dec 2011

If you’re protesting against corrupt governments in your country, the chances are that you’re using Twitter. That’s one of the findings from a new survey on digital communications.

Google+ To Receive Upgrade

20, Dec 2011

Despite continued barbs from naysayers, Google aren’t going to give up on Google+ any time soon. And announced upgrades to the social network could give us an idea of what’s in store for the new year.

Shock News: Most Facebook Photographs are of Drunk People

19, Dec 2011

Amazing news has broken, that is in no way connected to the FirstFound Christmas Party on Friday night. It turns out that a staggering 76% of photographs added to Facebook by Britons contain at least one person under the influence of alcohol.

Airline Passengers Could Pick Their Seats Socially

16, Dec 2011

Screaming children. Really tall blokes folding themselves into your personal space. The most boring conversationalist in the world and his travelling stamp collection. The perils of air travel are many and varied, but they all seem to be down to the strangers you end up sitting next to.

Facebook Launch Suicide Hotline

14, Dec 2011

If you’re worried about what your friends are posting on Facebook, help is now at hand in the form of online suicide counselling for users, just in time for Christmas. Following on from the high profile suicide of an American university student in September 2010, and a number of suicide note status updates, Facebook have [...]


Older Entries
Newer Entries
top